Linda Berglin
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Linda Lee Berglin is a Minnesota
politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate
who represented District 61, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis
in Hennepin County
, which is in the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. A Democrat
, she was first elected to the Senate in 1980, and was re-elected in each election until she resigned on August 15, 2011, to take a position with Hennepin County. Prior to the 1982 and 1992 redistricting
, the area was known as District 59 and District 60, respectively.
, being first elected in 1972 in the old House District 59A. She was re-elected in 1974, 1976 and 1978. She was an assistant majority leader
from 1977 to 1980, and was also Assistant DFL
Caucus Leader in 1979. From 1977 to 1980 she also chaired the Minnesota Commission on the Economic Status of Women, which she served on from 1977 to 2002.
Berglin was most recently a member of the Senate's Capital Investment, Finance, Health and Human Services, and Rules and Administration committees. She also served on the Rules and Administration Subcommittee for Committees. She was chair of the previously named Health and Human Services and Health Care committees from 1983 to 1996, and of the Human Resources Finance Committee from 1997 to 2000. Her special legislative concerns include health and welfare, corrections, taxes, urban affairs, women's issues, minorities, senior citizens, and small business concerns.
On July 25, 2011, Berglin announced that she was resigning from the Senate, effective August 15, 2011, to begin a new job with Hennepin County as a health policy program manager. A special election was scheduled for October 18, 2011, to fill the vacancy.
in Minneapolis, graduating in 1963, then went on to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design
, where she earned her B.F.A.
in graphic design
in 1967. She worked as a designer for Brookson Broenen Design and for the City of Minneapolis Planning Department during the 1970s.
Berglin has been active in community service through the years. She chaired the Minneapolis Model Cities Board from 1968 to 1972. She also served on the PACER Advisory Board from 1996 to 2002. PACER is a Minnesota nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that provides information, training, and assistance to parents of children and young adults with all disabilities; physical, learning, cognitive, emotional, and health. She is a member of the Minnesota Health Care Consumer Advisory Board, and of the Powderhorn Community Council in Minneapolis' Powderhorn
Neighborhood.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a former member of the Minnesota Senate
Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate is the upper house in the Minnesota Legislature. There are 67 members, half as many as are in the Minnesota House of Representatives. In terms of membership, it is the largest upper house of any state legislature. Each Senate district in the state includes an A and B House...
who represented District 61, which includes portions of the city of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
in Hennepin County
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live...
, which is in the Twin Cities
Twin cities
Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are founded in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time...
metropolitan area. A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, she was first elected to the Senate in 1980, and was re-elected in each election until she resigned on August 15, 2011, to take a position with Hennepin County. Prior to the 1982 and 1992 redistricting
Redistricting
Redistricting is the process of drawing United States electoral district boundaries, often in response to population changes determined by the results of the decennial census. In 36 states, the state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to...
, the area was known as District 59 and District 60, respectively.
Leadership in the Minnesota House and Senate
Prior to being elected to the Senate, Berglin was a member of the Minnesota House of RepresentativesMinnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
, being first elected in 1972 in the old House District 59A. She was re-elected in 1974, 1976 and 1978. She was an assistant majority leader
Majority leader
In U.S. politics, the majority floor leader is a partisan position in a legislative body.In the federal Congress, the role differs slightly in the two houses. In the House of Representatives, which chooses its own presiding officer, the leader of the majority party is elected the Speaker of the...
from 1977 to 1980, and was also Assistant DFL
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
Caucus Leader in 1979. From 1977 to 1980 she also chaired the Minnesota Commission on the Economic Status of Women, which she served on from 1977 to 2002.
Berglin was most recently a member of the Senate's Capital Investment, Finance, Health and Human Services, and Rules and Administration committees. She also served on the Rules and Administration Subcommittee for Committees. She was chair of the previously named Health and Human Services and Health Care committees from 1983 to 1996, and of the Human Resources Finance Committee from 1997 to 2000. Her special legislative concerns include health and welfare, corrections, taxes, urban affairs, women's issues, minorities, senior citizens, and small business concerns.
On July 25, 2011, Berglin announced that she was resigning from the Senate, effective August 15, 2011, to begin a new job with Hennepin County as a health policy program manager. A special election was scheduled for October 18, 2011, to fill the vacancy.
Education and community service
Berglin attended Roosevelt High SchoolRoosevelt High School (Minneapolis)
Roosevelt High School is a public school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is part of the Minneapolis Public Schools. The school is named after US President Theodore Roosevelt...
in Minneapolis, graduating in 1963, then went on to the Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit four-year and postgraduate college specializing in the visual arts. Located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, MCAD currently enrolls approximately 1,000 students offering curriculum that includes...
, where she earned her B.F.A.
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
in graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
in 1967. She worked as a designer for Brookson Broenen Design and for the City of Minneapolis Planning Department during the 1970s.
Berglin has been active in community service through the years. She chaired the Minneapolis Model Cities Board from 1968 to 1972. She also served on the PACER Advisory Board from 1996 to 2002. PACER is a Minnesota nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that provides information, training, and assistance to parents of children and young adults with all disabilities; physical, learning, cognitive, emotional, and health. She is a member of the Minnesota Health Care Consumer Advisory Board, and of the Powderhorn Community Council in Minneapolis' Powderhorn
Powderhorn, Minneapolis
Powderhorn is a community in Minneapolis, which consists of eight different neighborhoods.-Official neighborhoods in the Powderhorn community:*Bancroft*Bryant*Corcoran*Lyndale*Powderhorn Park*Standish*Whittier*Central-External links:****...
Neighborhood.